Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Friday, May 5, 2028

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

That morning

Sunrise

5:42 AM

5:42 AM

Clears the hills at 5:50 AM, 8 min after sunrise

5:14 AM Blue hour
5:42 AM Sunrise
6:18 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:31 PM

7:31 PM

Behind the hills at 7:14 PM, 17 min before sunset

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

6:56 PM Golden hour
7:31 PM Sunset
7:59 PM Blue hour ends

Meteor shower

Eta Aquariids

Best around 3:16 AM

Very LowExcellent
9:01 PM Dark enough
3:16 AM Best
4:11 AM Too light
Estimate
~8/hour
from a dark spot here, off its peak night
Radiant climbs to
12°
Under a perfect sky
50/hour
Moonlight
15% lost
Speed
66 km/s

Where they come from: Halley's Comet (1P/Halley)

Dust shed by Halley's Comet on its earlier passes. Earth meets Halley's stream twice a year: in May as the Eta Aquariids and in October as the Orionids.

The estimate is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom, as does rain on the radar now.

Comes from Halley's Comet. Best from the Southern Hemisphere, in the hours before dawn.

Event

Eid al-Adha

Islamic holiday

Eid al-Adha in Las Vegas - sunset at 7:31 PM

Evening from 7:31 PM

Sunset and evening sky: not known yet

Sunset
7:31 PM
Sun toward WNW
Cloud this evening
Not known yet
Rain chance
Not known yet
This evening
Moon
90% lit
Up from the start
Where the Sun is
WNW, 5° up
at 7:01 PM

Eid al-Adha, the festival of sacrifice, falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah, during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. It remembers Ibrahim's (Abraham's) willingness to sacrifice his son at God's command. Families sacrifice a sheep, goat or other animal and share the meat with relatives, neighbors and the poor.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

88% lit

4:26 PM – 3:56 AM

ESE WSW
4:26 PM Moonrise
4:47 PM 4°
10:12 PM Highest, 45°
3:36 AM 4°
3:56 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 3:25 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:14 AM–5:42 AM
  • Sunrise 5:42 AM
  • Morning golden hour 5:42 AM–6:18 AM
  • Morning best color 5:52 AM
  • Moonrise 4:27 PM
  • Evening golden hour 6:56 PM–7:31 PM
  • Evening best color 7:28 PM
  • Sunset 7:31 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:31 PM–7:59 PM
  • Fully dark 9:09 PM–4:03 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 3:59 AM–4:03 AM

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